No More Waiting, She Chooses Love

Chapter 301



"Why is Dustin calling me at this hour?" I wondered as Ernest added, "He texted you, too."

I was momentarily stunned, and Ernest handed me the phone.

I was still weak and exhausted. Ernest looked at me. "If you don't feel like answering, don't."

As I hesitated whether to call back, the phone automatically disconnected.

I took the phone and checked the unread messages from this morning.

[Felicia, can we meet up?]

[Felicia, I'm unsure if I should tell you something.]

[Felicia, please reply when you see this.]

There were more from the afternoon.

[Felicia, I'm waiting for your reply.]

[Felicia, are you too busy?]

there was something he was unsure about telling me. Over the years, Dustin had always been like a big brother to

a few seconds of

up quickly. "Felicia,

what's wrong?" I asked

to

the weakness in my voice, but I was more anxious to know what he wanted to

we meet up

stuck in a hospital bed, definitely not the

talking over the phone when

came in, fussing,

awake. Got

to attend to,

care about your

covered the phone, not wanting Dustin to overhear, but he already had, urgently asking,

lie to him, admitting, "Just a bit

fell silent. As I was about to ask what he wanted, he said, "You

call ended, I put away the phone. Fanny had

in

"Quiet," Fanny scolded.

and after a bit, she tucked her stethoscope away.

look. "Just because I'm an obstetrician doesn't mean

"little

reassuring me not to worry. That was